They want him to be above average, but to do that he needs tan fingers? He adult? Human? Male? Them adult? Human? All Male? All female? Mix? Number relevent? Related to he by blood? Other relation? Have they met him? Has he met them?

Crime involved? Is he going to get another finger? A half finger? More than one finger? Title relevent? If they are his fingers, was he born with only nine and a half? Sorry for multiple posts. Ideas come in waves as soon as I hit post.

Fingers as in on a hand? Human hand? On his hands? yes to allThey want him to be above average, but to do that he needs tan fingers? noHe adult? Human? Male? yesThem adult?yes Human? yes All Male? All female? Mix? probably this, but irrel. Number relevent? yope Related to he by blood? no Other relation? yopeHave they met him?possibly Has he met them?possibly

Crime involved? yesIs he going to get another finger? no A half finger? no More than one finger? noTitle relevent? yesIf they are his fingers, was he born with only nine and a half? noSorry for multiple posts. Ideas come in waves as soon as I hit post. no problem!

So it was a criminal group yes(was it actually mafia?no) who took his finger? yesNow he wants some people to believe his membership in this group, what they don't do just because of his missing finger? yes

Relevent why he lost part of his finger? noDoing something wrong?

The group he tells the story: Police?noJudges/Lawyers?no Family?no Selling guns in TV?no

What you need to find out is what type of criminal organization he is part of, and to whom and why he is trying to prove his involvement in that organization. The fact that he is missing the finger is only relevant in the fact that it is partial proof, but not quite enough to prove his involvement in the criminal group

Is it an international organisation? Could I expect to find that type of organisation in every large city? Does the organisation's business involve: -drugs -prostitution -smuggling -murder -protection money

The people he is talking to: -part of an organisation? -criminals? -people investigating about his organisation? Are the people paying him/ do they want to hire him?

Why he has to convince them: Does he want to prove his experience in criminel business? Will he get into trouble if the people don't believe him?

Is it true that the people want to be sure that he was in exaclty this organisation and not in an other comparable one?

Is it an international organisation? noCould I expect to find that type of organisation in every large city? noDoes the organisation's business involve: -drugs -prostitution -smuggling -murder -protection money I'm not sure of specifics, all are probably involved to some extent!The people he is talking to: -part of an organisation? yes, but not HIS organization-criminals? no-people investigating about his organisation? noAre the people paying himpossibly...explore/ do they want to hire him? no

Why he has to convince them: Does he want to prove his experience in criminel business? yopeWill he get into trouble if the people don't believe him? no

Is it true that the people want to be sure that he was in exaclty this organisation and not in an other comparable one? noish

Correction, and I'm sorry for not having my info all together earlier: The group he is part of could be called mafia, but is not the mafia you'd think of if I had just said yes. It's a mafia-ish organization specific to one region/location. It is that detail that is relevant about the group he belongs to

i am thinking that this is some guy who commited some kind of serious crime, but when the police found a fingerpring at the crimescene, he cut that finger off so that they would have nothing against him, but that made them very suspicious since the fingerprint they found was from the same finger he was missing, making him a major suspect

i am thinking that this is some guy who commited some kind of serious crime, but when the police found a fingerpring at the crimescene, he cut that finger off so that they would have nothing against him, but that made them very suspicious since the fingerprint they found was from the same finger he was missing, making him a major suspect no

Is the missing finger relevant other than to partially prove to the gang that he's a member? Is he actually a member of this gang? Or is he attempting to gain access to the gang by pretending to be a member? Is the man a policeman? Are the gang he's talking to Yazuka? Police?

Is the missing finger relevant other than to partially prove to the gang that he's a member?noIs he actually a member of this gang?yesish Or is he attempting to gain access to the gang by pretending to be a member? noIs the man a policeman? noAre the gang he's talking to Yazuka?no, FA Police?no

Just noticed your yes to politics/government/military... was it to the whole line? or specifically to the military? If government, are they part of some government agency eg immigration, CIA, FBI? If military, are they the US army or a foreign military group? Does this even take place in the US?

Just noticed your yes to politics/government/military... was it to the whole line?yes or specifically to the military? noIf government, are they part of some government agency eg immigration, CIA, FBI? a government agency, but none of theseIf military, are they the US army or a foreign military group? not militaryDoes this even take place in the US?no

Hint: The government agency involved would not normally be expected to deal with crime or criminal organizations, or the members thereof. Find out what they DO deal with, and you've as good as solved this puzzle!

is this government agency specific to japan? or could it be found in ,say the US or UK? is it something this person(the one with 9 and a half fingers) wants to do, or a group he wants to join but cannot as his deformity will prevent him from being good at it or an acceptable member if people assume hid deformity is due to some former involvement with a criminal organisation?

hang on, just got another thought whilst re reading previous answers, although not really government agencies......... are 'them' journalists, or reporters? film makers? is he at an audition? is someone offering him money to do a biography/life story/inside look at the life of a/of a ex yakuza member/yakuza?

is this government agency specific to japan? or could it be found in ,say the US or UK? this, although maybe not by the same nameis it something this person(the one with 9 and a half fingers) wants to do wants, yes, but not to do, or a group he wants to join but cannot as his deformity will prevent him from being good at it or an acceptable member if people assume hid deformity is due to some former involvement with a criminal organisation? but no to this part

hang on, just got another thought whilst re reading previous answers, although not really government agencies......... are 'them' journalists, or reporters? film makers? nois he at an audition? nois someone offering him money to do a biography/life story/inside look at the life of a/of a ex yakuza member/yakuza? no

hmmm another random thought has occurred....... could this be an xfiles-esque puzzle? nine and a half fingers? trying to prove he was an alien? had seen an alien? are the government agency involved anything to do with extraterrestials?

hmmm another random thought has occurred....... could this be an xfiles-esque puzzle? nonine and a half fingers? trying to prove he was an alien? nohad seen an alien? noare the government agency involved anything to do with extraterrestials?noall good thoughts though. I LOVE X-Files

The government gives pensions to ex-Yakuza members to help them start afresh? And the fact that he has 9 and a half fingers isn't enough to prove that he was one, and so he isn't eligible for the benefit?

The government gives pensions to ex-Yakuza members to help them start afresh? close, but not quiteAnd the fact that he has 9 and a half fingers isn't enough to prove that he was one, and so he isn't eligible for the benefit? yes to this part

Are ex-Yakuza members unable to get a job? Will no one hire them? Or does the government want to help those who, upon leaving the Yakuza, are beaten up so badly that they are physically incapable of working?

Are ex-Yakuza members unable to get a job?unable? no. Will no one hire them?irrel Or does the government want to help those who, upon leaving the Yakuza, are beaten up so badly that they are physically incapable of working?no, they are choosing not to work.

Because perhaps hundreds of Japanese Yakuza gangsters are nearing retirement age, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has drafted rules for the former gambling, loan shark, and protection workers to qualify for benefits, according to a March dispatch from Tokyo in The Times of London. Since organized crime leaves no employment paper trail, ex-mobsters must supply a letter of retirement from their crime boss in order to sign up, although local governments are expected to accept as partial proof gang tattoos, criminal records, demonstrations of missing finger tips (the sign of traditional Yakuza punishment for mistakes). [The Times (London), 3-3-06]

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